Real Estate

This is my sixth year in Mexico, and I’ve never seen real estate action like I’m seeing now. And, the number...

Mountain Views, Friendly Locals, And $200-A-Month Rentals Picture a scenic metropolis, surrounded by mountains, with easily accessed hiking trails, well-maintained...

In the Great Age of Discovery, ships went forth from Europe to the far reaches of the earth, bringing back...

Year-round sunshine and clear blue waters… What more could you want from an island escape? Well, I always look for...

Risk-taking is personal. Everyone has their own thresholds. Most people take few risks in their lives. They go with the...

Getting onto the property ladder has always been one of the safest and best ways of securing long-term wealth. Buying...

You want to be sober when considering a property purchase in a foreign land. Certainly, you want your wits about...

I started to think of expert tips for renovating rental property overseas, in advance of the purchase of the property...

I just reviewed a listing for a trendy, one-bedroom loft in downtown Sacramento, California. It was reasonably priced for this...

The home my wife and I bought in Mazatlán, Mexico, a few years back was just what we were looking...

I'm often asked, "Where is the cheapest place to buy property?" South Sudan is cheap now, as is Ukraine, for...

This is it… now is the time. If you’re an American… and if you’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity...

While I waited, I wandered from room to room. It was the house I'd had in mind since the day...

As you explore your real estate options in Belize, you’re going to have to decide what type of property is...

If you purchase a piece of real estate in another country, should you have the ownership documents issued in your...

There are reasons that, for eight years running, Live And Invest Overseas has named Portugal's Algarve coast as the World's...

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reports that the median house price in the United States is US$440,000. This...

If you ever dreamed of a 5-star lifestyle in the sun... Waking to the sound of the ocean lapping at...

Brazil is vast. It's the fifth largest country in the world. And it hides both some of the most amazing...

Real Estate Hunting With Mr. O'Shea "This one isn't old either," I whispered in Lief's ear so that Mr. O'Shea...

Americans spend 33% of their income on housing. The average asking price for a new lease in the United States...

Buying property overseas is a great way to reliably increase profits over the long term. It diversifies your portfolio and...

Dollar-euro parity? We’re closing in. As I write, US$1 equates to 1.01 euro. The U.S. dollar holder has noteworthy buying...

Renting Real Estate Overseas I have a friend who moved to Paris a year or two before Kathleen and I...

One sunny summer afternoon in 2012 I had the most expensive lunch of my life. Kathleen, the kids, and I...

Most people think that purchasing real estate overseas is about having a second home to go to when you want...

Before you're ready to retire, you're likely to notice places around the world where you'd like to be able to...

Lief used Other People's Money (OPM) to launch his real estate investing career in the United States, and we were...

Can an average person really invest in real estate to generate reliable cash flow overseas?I get the question all the...

After months of due diligence and negotiation...Dozens of calls and even more emails...The deals for my 2022 Global Property Virtual...

Recent changes in exchange rates are creating real estate bargains in unexpected markets. Meantime, some long-time favorable rates—that had been...

I didn't set out to become an overseas property investor. It happened by accident. In 1998, I was moving, with...

8938. That is the number of the IRS form you have to fill out to report foreign financial assets. If...

Buying real estate overseas is fundamentally about diversification. This is true whether you buy for investment or for retirement and...

Owning real estate overseas can mean profit... And, if you ask me, I'll tell you that it always means fun....

Where could you retire overseas that is diverse… meaning lifestyle options from mountains and rain forests to Caribbean and Pacific...

You do not need a jet-set budget to take advantage of the world's number-one wealth-building strategy. I'm talking about opportunities...

We're speaking this week about how to purchase real estate overseas, sharing hard-won wisdom and decades of experience to help...

"I've told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he'd...

Buying real estate in Portugal is one of the best things that you can do right now. It has grown...

Last week in Panama I went paddle boarding with Carlos, our Colombian property manager at Los Islotes, and we naturally...

Hidden away on a lush green clifftop site, boasting incredible ocean views, lies our chance to get in on Mexico's...

Mexico is one of the world’s top options for retirement living. Indeed, it ranks #2 (behind only Portugal) in our...

What’s the most important factor when considering a potential rental property purchase overseas? The pleasure potential for you and your...

When it comes to buying property overseas, cheap isn’t necessarily best. However, here are six overseas markets offering appealing property...

First, you aren’t buying real estate in most of the world today for capital appreciation. It’s possible in select markets,...

As I continue my mission to uncover the best deals—world-class properties in prime locations that I know will recover fast—Panama...

Panama has only recently begun to focus on tourism as a driver of GDP. Unlike neighboring Costa Rica, Panama has...

One big loss can wipe out a lot of gains. After more than two-and-a-half decades of property investing experience across...

About 30 years ago, I was sitting at a palapa bar in Playa del Carmen waiting for the ferry to...